Former police officer facing new robbery charges in another state

Police say the number of pharmacies a former cop is accused of robbing for drugs continues to grow. We've learned that 43 year old George Smith is now in stable condition after overdosing last weekend. But he's also facing more charges from another state.

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Police say the number of pharmacies a former cop is accused of robbing for drugs continues to grow. We've learned that 43 year old George Smith is now in stable condition after overdosing last weekend. But he's also facing more charges from another state.

A former police officer accused of robbing pharmacies in Santa Fe to feed a drug addiction now faces charges out of another state, police said.

George Smith, 43, was listed in stable condition after overdosing last weekend, according to police.

Santa Fe Police Department spokeswoman Sgt. Andrea Dobyns said Smith committed violent crimes because of a drug addiction. She said Smith was on the run from police when they found him unconscious in an Albuquerque hotel room after overdosing on pills police said he stole.

"We do like to hold [police officers] to a higher standard. This is a person that was actually upholding laws, and now he's the person that's breaking them," Dobyns said.

Dobyns said Smith is linked to two pharmacy robberies in Santa Fe.

Smith, a former South Carolina police officer, is wanted in that state on robbery charges, police said. South Carolina police said they recognized Smith as someone wanted in a pharmacy robbery in Conway, S.C., where the robber held three workers hostage while demanding drugs.

"A lot of times when we see people with drug addictions, they're at a point where they don't care or don't even realize the acts that they're doing are going to get them in trouble. All they care about is getting what they need to feed their addiction," Dobyns said.

Smith was arrested in August for not paying child support, Dobyns said. His wife is a deputy district attorney in the Santa Fe area.